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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, Rennen LIonrnALr., of the city ot- Brooklyn, in thecounty-of Kings, and'State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and

Figure 2 is an end or front` view.

The purpose and intentot` my invention are to make rollers for rubbingthe articles to be washed, of such form as to he used either inVcombination with a wash-board of ordinary form, or with a wash-boardhaving a plane surface, that the said rollers maybe so attached to thewashtub containingsuelrjash-board in such.

manner as vto allow the said rollers to be readily moved and put out oi'the way when-it.is dsredeither to put in or take out the clothes fromthe wash-tub, or when it is desiredto operate upen the clothes purposesas cannot be effected by the action oi' the rollers.

A A are two standards, which are attached by the set-screws B to the topof an ordinary wash-tub on the side opposite to the position oftheperson operating the apparatus. These standards are secured together attheir top ends by the shaft C, to keep them securely imposition. D D aretwo `llevers or arms, to which are secured, by a pivotedjoint, the frameE, containing the rollers FF. The'upper Vends Aof theselevers or armsare slotted to such extent as to allow them, and the rollers connectedwith them, not only to move up and down on the shaft C sufficiently forthe thickness of any clothes that may be interposed between the rollersand the by habi for such wash-hoard used in the wash-tub, but also sothat the rollers may be raised from the wash-tub and placed on i theexterior thereof, so that the clothes to washed may be taken out of thetub, or, beyond what could be done by the rollers.

be washed may be readily placed in the tub. The clothes that are ifrequired, that the clothes may be cleaned and washed by hand E is theframe containing the rollers F F. It is connected to thcv levers or armsD D as described, and has upon its upper surface the handle G, by whichit is manipulated. The rollers F F are made octagonal, or any othermany-sided shape, intheir cross-section, so that they' can be used withgood effect, either with a corrugated or plain wash-board. The benefitof this form of roller is that it produces a cleansing action on theclothes to he washed that cannot be produced hy a piain cylindricalroller. They Vare covered by the hood or cover II, for the purpose ofpreventing the waste from them being thrown or splashed on to thepersonoperating them, when they are moved with ordinary yelocity. The changeofthe What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is- The detachable holder A, with the set-screw B, incombination with the slotted lever D, and the rollers F F', and the camH, as and for the ur ose set forth. l

up the tub, take out from it-the clothes, and otherwise operate itbetter than by any other arrangement.

REUBEN 4iLIGH'IHALI...

Witnesses: FnANcrs S. Low,

C. H. Cuulnsno.`

from the inside of the tub to the exterior thereof, aii'ords anopportunity to fill.

